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Why new programming languages succeed -- or fail

What sets successful programming languages apart?

By Neil McAllister, InfoWorld, 03/15/12

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At least part of the formula for success seems to be pure luck, like a band getting its big break. But it also seems much easier for a language to shoot itself in the foot than to skyrocket to stardom.

Whatever the key to success may be, as long as there remain people who are passionate about programming languages (as Lopes is), new ones will keep being born. Whether they ever leave the cradle, on the other hand, is another matter.

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